MAKING THE CONNECTION: Transit Oriented Development - A Blueprint for Success

The NYU Wagner Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council are pleased to announce the opening of registration for our fall conference: MAKING THE CONNECTION: Transit Oriented Development - A Blueprint for Success Friday, November 14, 2008 8:30 am - 1:00 pm Regular Registrations are available at http://wagner.nyu.edu/rudincenter/conferences/TOD.php (space is limited!) This event will be held in: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, Kimmel Center, New York University, 60 Washington Sq. South, New York, NY 10003 Highlights include a keynote address by Douglas Foy, President of Serrafix Corporation, opening remarks from Joel Ettinger, Executive Director of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, and Astrid Glynn, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation. Further information and agenda details can be found in the attached conference brochure (2 pages), and found online at http://wagner.nyu.edu/rudincenter/conferences/ (see sidebar on the right side). Do not miss this unique opportunity to engage with key transportation leaders from the greater metropolitan region and discuss the future of public mobility through the lens of transit oriented design. We look forward to your participation in November. ***Additional Announcements*** Events: The Paradigm of Mobility: A Radical Change in Urban Transport to Challenge Sustainability; Friday, Sept 26th, 2008 / 9:30a - noon @ Baruch College Conference Center, New York , NY Beyond the Gas Tax: Funding Future Transportation Needs; Tuesday, Oct 7th, 2008 / 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm @ The Martha Eddy Room , Art and Home Center New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse , NY Resources: The Port Authority of NY & NJ has issued The Regional Economy Report: Review and Outlook for the New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Region. To download a PDF of the report, please click here at http://www.panynj.gov/Regional_Economy_Report_August2008.pdf, or visit wwww.panynj.gov.